Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. Romaikes archaiologias biblia deka [graece]...Antiquitatum Romanarum Lib. X., lacking all after tt6, 1546 [colophon 1547]; Peri syntheseos onomaton, pros Rouphon [graece]...De compositione..., 1547, 2 works in 1 vol. [as issued], Greek text, titles with woodcut printer's device, handsome woodcut decorative initials and head-pieces, 2 errata leaves at end, contemporary ink inscription to title and annotations & underlinings to first few leaves, title lightly soiled, a few small ink stains, occasional light foxing, later panelled calf with border and corner-pieces tooled in blind, rubbed, small chip to foot of spine, [Adams D626 & 637; Renouard, Estienne, 69:24; Schreiber 91a & b], folio, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1546-1547.
⁂ Editio princeps of this early Roman history, issued with the rhetorical works, described by Schreiber as one of the most beautiful Greek books ever printed. It is lacking the final section vv1-yy8 comprising pp.505-542 and errata/colophon leaf (p.542 is misnumbered p.538).
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